dam
- n.水坝;拦河坝;母兽;(尤指)母马，骒马
- vt.(在河上)筑坝
复数： dams 过去式： dammed 现在分词： damming 过去分词： dammed 第三人称单数： dams
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N-COUNT 坝;堤
A dam is a wall that is built across a river in order to stop the water flowing and to make a lake....plans to build a dam on the Danube River.
在多瑙河上建坝的计划
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VERB 在（河）上筑坝
To dam a river means to build a dam across it....plans to dam the nearby Delaware River...
在附近的特拉华河上筑坝的计划
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N-COUNT 雌亲;母畜
In the breeding of farm animals, an animal's dam is its mother.
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- female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock
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- a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- Synonym: dike dyke
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- a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
- Synonym: decameter dekameter decametre dekametre dkm
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- obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
- dam the gorges of the Yangtse River
- Synonym: dam up
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Building a dam here could have unforeseeable consequences for the environment .
在这里修建水坝可能会对环境造成无法预料的后果。
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A huge dam has been built on the Yangtze River .
长江上建起了一个大型水坝。
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They were afraid the dam wouldn 't hold .
他们担心大坝会溃堤。
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Plans for the dam have been vetoed by the Environmental Protection Agency .
修建大坝的计划已被环境保护局否决。
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The dam had been breached .
大坝决口了。
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These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream .
这些堤坝限制了河水顺流而下。
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The dam will stand 600 feet high
大坝将高达600英尺。
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More than 70 people were killed in the floods , caused when a dam burst
大坝决口造成洪灾，70多人因此丧生。
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Large dams have harmed Siberia 's delicate ecological balance .
大型水坝对西伯利亚脆弱的生态平衡造成了破坏。
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There are clear winners when a dam is built . Farmers get irrigation water , businesses get electricity
大坝若是建成，会有一些明显的受益者：农民将得到灌溉用水，企业将得到电力。
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A dam burst and flooded their villages .
堤坝决口，淹没了他们的村庄。
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The soil washed from the hills is silting up the hydroelectric dams .
从山上冲刷下来的泥土就要让水电大坝淤塞了。
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This reservoir was formed by damming the River Blith .
这个水库是通过在布莱斯河上筑坝形成的。
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The mountains are studded with dams , any one of which could wreak destruction in the valley below .
山区到处都是大坝，其中任何一个都可能给下面的山谷带来灭顶之灾。
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The project to build the dam was cancelled .
建大坝的项目取消了。
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It is ridiculous for him to try to dam the flow of history .
他试图阻挡历史进程的做法是荒谬的。
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A huge lake formed behind the dam .
大坝后面形成了一个大的湖泊。
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The dam was not strong enough to hold the floodwaters .
水坝不够坚固，抵挡不住洪水。
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I 'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river .
我举双手赞成拦河筑坝。
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That poor girl dammed back her tears .
那个可怜的女孩强忍住眼泪。
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The river overflowed the dam .
河水溢过了大坝。
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The dam broke down and in result the land was flooded .
大坝倒塌了，土地因而被淹。
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The dam was in danger because of the rising flood .
洪水猛涨，大坝告急。
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The dam cuts the river in the middle .
大坝把河水拦腰截断。
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The dam is 50 metres in height .
坝高50米。
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A section of the dam has caved in .
大坝出现塌方。
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The dam burst . ; The dike burst .
堤坝溃决。
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The dam is accomplished .
水坝已大功告成。
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The dam must be closed before the rainy season sets in , or all our labour will be lost .
大坝一定要在雨季开始以前合拢，否则就会前功尽弃。
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Like an iron bastion , the dam withstood the rushing floodwaters .
大坝好似铜墙铁壁，顶住了洪水的冲击。
主要指在河面上建起的特殊屏障，尤用来蓄水、发电等。
A huge dam has been built on the Yangtze River.
长江上建起了一个大型水坝。
The dam was not strong enough to hold the floodwaters.
水坝不够坚固，抵挡不住洪水。
主要指河流沿岸的土地或高出水面的斜坡。
The banks of the river are covered by grass.
河两岸长满了草。
Many people live along the banks of the Nile.
很多人生活在尼罗河两岸。
主要指在河面上建起的用来防洪或浇灌农田的土坝或石坝。
We have built a barrage across the river to provide water for farming.
我们在河上建造了一个水坝作农田灌溉之用。
The newly built barrage has benefited the whole village.
新建的拦河坝让整个村庄受益。
修筑于河、湖、海的某处，主要用来防止水患。
The dikes are strong enough to prevent floods.
河堤非常坚固，足以防止洪水泛滥。
指堵住通道，使人或物无法通过，语气较强。
A big stone is blocking the road.
一块大石头挡在路上。
Something blocked the flow of water through the pipe.
有什么东西堵塞了管道里的水流。
指将某处塞满东西造成堵塞；也可以指使人呼吸困难。
A pile of garbage choked the pipe.
一大坨垃圾堵塞了管道。
The gutter was choked with debris.
排水道被垃圾堵住了。
That pungent perfume almost choked me.
那刺鼻的香味差点儿让我喘不过气来。
They choked on the smoke from the chimney.
他们被烟囱冒出的烟呛得透不过气来。
指堵塞道路、孔洞等。
Every summer, there are cars clogging the road to the beautiful beach.
每年夏天都会有汽车把那条通往迷人海滩的道路堵得水泄不通。
The water pipe was clogged with debris.
水管子被废弃物堵了。
主要指阻挡住涌流物，如河水、眼泪等，常与副词 up，back 连用。
dam (up) the river
在河上建坝
It is ridiculous for him to try to dam the flow of history.
他试图阻挡历史进程的做法是荒谬的。
That poor girl dammed back her tears.
那个可怜的女孩强忍住眼泪。
指因人、车辆等过多而使某处无法通行。
The strikers jammed the streets so no car could move.
罢工者把街道堵死了，没有汽车可以通行。
Children jammed the entrance to the fair.
孩子们把游乐场的入口处挤得水泄不通。